UFC Fight Night 20 Results and Live Play-by-Play

Jan 11, 2010

Sherdog.com reports from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., with
UFC
Fight Night 20 results and live play-by-play. In the main
event, Gray
Maynard and Nate Diaz will
square off in a lightweight showdown.

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Nick Catone
vs. Jesse
ForbesRound 1
Both fighters exchange straight punches to start. Forbes drops
Catone to a knee with a short right and they clinch. They separate
and Catone is bleeding from the nose looking to time a straight
right. Both fighters exchanging, Catone with a teep kick. They
clinch and Catone presses Forbes to the fence, getting off a few
overhand shots. Catone shoots but Forbes wrests him off. Forbes
controlling the center, Catone in with a body kick. Catone shoots
again but is halted with an over-under clinch. Catone knees Forbes
low and gets a pause. Catone with heavy overhand rights and both
fighters mix up strikes as the round closes. Forbes is holding one
of Catone's legs as the horn sounds. Sherdog.com scores the round
10-9 Forbes.

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Catone vs.
Forbes.

Round 2
Catone trying again for the overhand right. Forbes clips him with a
hard right hook. Both men exploding in fits of strikes then
resetting. Body kicks land by Catone. Catone starts to connect with
rights but again fails on a takedown attempt. Forbes pressing
Catone against the fence but Catone getting more strikes off in
tight. They separate. Catone getting through on more punches and
getting his timing down. Catone again catches Forbes with a right
coming in and they clinch up. Catone with a hard teep kick to the
gut as the round ends. 10-9 Catone.

Round 3
Forbes with a nice right hook that trips up Catone. Catone
persistent with straight rights. Catone gets a double leg takedown
and the crowd is pleased to see it. Forbes rides a high guard for a
moment as Catone looks for elbows. Fast standup from the referee
and crowd is booing. Both fighters paw at each as Catone times the
shot and scores another takedown, landing in half-guard. Forbes
scrambles back up and Catone tries to hold him down. Catone gets
through with a right. Catone shoots again but is stuffed. Catone
fires off an elbow off the break. Catone drives in and clinches
through some punches. Both men with knees, Forbes with a body lock.
Catone comes up again with an elbow and straight right as the fight
wraps. 10-9 Catone.

Catone wins a split decision with scores of 28-29, 29-28 and
29-28.

Gerald
Harris vs. John
SalterRound 1
Harris with a right and Salter's mouth piece falls out, causing a
brief pause. Both men tentative, feeling each other out with
punches. Harris pumping the right, Salter closes in as Harris tries
to drop for a takedown. Salter, an NAIA wrestling champion,
controlling the front headlock position. Harris stands up and
breaks off. Both fighters very slow to engage and putting out one
punch at a time. Salter shoots and Harris stays upright, breaking
free as Salter whiffs with a punch. Salter bleeding from the nose.
Harris trips up trying to pump a right jab as Salter moves forward.
Crowd boos slow action after the horn. Sherdog.com sees it as an
even 10-10 round.

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Harris vs.
Salter.

Round 2
Both fighters back to putting punches out there to see what
happens. Salter rushes in with a series of punches but nothing
lands. Harris in with a serviceable uppercut. Harris puts a jab out
and stuffs a shot. Harris on the back of Salter, whose holding on
to a leg. Harris working with ribs with short punches. Back up and
they separate. Harris looks frustrated. Harris throwing harder
shots and trying to best gauge the distance. Salter's nose in bad
shape, blood smeared. Harris crouching and firing when Salter comes
forward. Sherdog.com scores the frame 10-9 Harris.

Round 3
Harris more aggressive with punches but Salter hooks an ankle and
gets the takedown. Salter holding tight and Harris backdoors out
and proceeds to work from guard. Harris looks like he's swimming
faking like he's going to drop punches. Crowd hates that. Referee
stands them up. "Hit his ass!", a spectator shouts. Harris shoots a
double, gets it, caught in half guard. People screaming as Harris
to throw elbows. He throws a few, and begins raining punches. The
crowd loves it. The referee stops it at the 3:24 mark, giving
Harris the win.

Kyle Bradley
vs. Rafael dos
AnjosRound 1
Dos Anjos closed with punches and a clinch attempt but is shoved
off. Dos Anjos whiffs on a high kick. Leg kicks by Bradley. Left
hook by Dos Anjos makes a smacking noise on Bradley's head. Bradley
head kick blocked. Dos Anjos fires down the pike, Dos Anjos with a
leg kick that catches Bradley low. Double leg from Dos Anjos off a
kick and they hit the mat. Dos Anjos with punches from inside the
guard. Dos Anjos in half guard, Bradley uses a whizzer to rise up.
Dos Anjos with a hard body kick and overhand right. Dos Anjos
knocks Bradley's head back with a left just before the horn sounds.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Dos Anjos.

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Dos Anjos vs.
Bradley.

Round 2
Dos Anjos keeping Bradley at bay and shoots in for a single,
dragging Bradley to the mat. He passes guard and lines up a kimura
but lets it slip. Dos Anjos maneuvers to north-south and crowd
can't handle the visual. Dos Anjos working again for a kimura and
drops for an armbar, losing it. Both stand and the crowd pops big.
Bradley with a big uppercut and they're slinging. Dos Anjos drops
for a takedown and gets it, working elbows and punches from half
guard. Bradley re-claims full guard but still eating shots.
Hammerfists pile up as Bradley also tries some punches off his
back. Dos Anjos with more punches as the round ends. Sherdog.com
scores the round 10-9 for Dos Anjos.

Round 3
Dos Anjos with left hook and clinches up. Bradley lands one knee
but is taken down off a second attempt. Dos Anjos works punches as
Bradley rolls for an armbar. Dos Anjos grinding out shots and
pinning Bradley down. Bradley able to roll Dos Anjos off of him and
stand. Bradley kicking at Dos Anjos in the butt scoot position. Dos
Anjos stands and answers a body kick with a left. Dos Anjos shoots
and presses Bradley against the fence. Dos Anjos digging for the
takedown, and gets a lift and slam. Dos Anjos active with punches
while looking to pass. He gets to mount just as the final horn
sounds. 10-9 Dos Anjos.

Dos Anjos takes the unanimous decision with scorss of 30-27 across
the board.

Guymon shoots and presses MacDonald against the
cage. MacDonald brings him down and works to pass. Lots of
jockeying for position. MacDonald passes and Guymon stands up,
getting clipped with a knee in the process. Guymon shoots again and
tries to bring it down. They break and MacDonald gets off a
punch/kick combination. Guymon drops MacDonald to a knee with a
right and MacDonald lunges for the leg. MacDoanld recoers quickly
and its back standing. MacDonald catches a kick and brings Guymon
down. Guymon tries to back door out but it pinned down. MacDonald
passes to side and peppering Guymon with punches.

Guymon struggling to improve and MacDonald shoots for kimura.
MacDonald sits down for an armbar and Guymon gets caught. He taps
at 4:27 of the first. Guymon takes an extended knee, but appears in
good spirits.

Nik Lentz vs.
Thiago
TavaresRound 1
Lentz with a leg and head kick to start. Lentz rushes in and gets
Tavares down for a second. Tavares back up and defending kicks.
Lentz with a more solid takedown but Tavares scrambles up. Tavares
closing on and sprawls out of a takedown. Lentz more active on the
feet, jabs and leg kicks. Tavares tries a guillotine off a Lentz
takedown attempt and is cranking it on the floor. Lentz survives
and crowd roars. Lentz now on top, Tavares scrambles up. Both
fighters trade strikes and Tavares shoots for a single. Referee
separate them as Tavares gets nowhere from the position. Lentz
tries another takedown but is shrugged off as the round closes.
10-9 Lentz.

Round 2

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Tavares vs.
Lentz.

Lentz with hard kicks while circling. Tavares with head kicks
attempts and Lentz throws one of his own off a fit of grappling.
Tavares with the plum clinch but Lentz is free. Lentz back to leg
kicks that Tavares is trying to time with straight punches. Lentz
with two uppercuts in the clinch. Tavares lands a good left hook.
Lentz with a body kick but gets caught in the groin with a foot in
the crotch from a Tavares kick. After a pause they mix it up, with
Tavares getting off harder shots. Tavares shots for a takedown but
nothing. Tavares with a takedown as Lentz closes in, pressing him
against the fence. Lentz entertains an armbar but Tavares able to
keep position as the round ends. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9
for Tavares.

Round 3
Both fighters trade leg kicks, Tavares looks the more aggressive
and fresher. Lentz still landing, though. Tavares hits Lentz low
again with a hard leg kick after catching a Lentz kick attempt.
Mario Yamasaki deducts a point from Tavares, and it doesn't appear
Lentz is going to have an easy time recovering. It appears Lentz is
heaving on the mat. Doctors and officials surrounding Lentz, who
stands but wears some pain on his face. Lentz takes a walk and the
referee restarts the action. Avares has Lentz blooding and is
working for a big shot. Lentz unsuccessful with a takedown attempt.
Lentz slower with huis punches and Tavares looks crisp. Lentz gets
a takedown but Tavares up quickly. Tavares with a body kick. Both
fighters with punch combinations. Tavares getting the jab off. Big
shot from Tavares had Lentz wobbled but Tavares doesn't close in.
Lentz clinches up. A bloody Lentz looks to clip Tavares with a
straight as the round ends. Sherdog.com scores the round 9-9.

Official result: 28-28, 28-28 and 29-27 for a majority draw. The
crowd boos loudly.

Jesse
Lennox vs. Rick
StoryRound 1
Both fighters with heavy punch combos early. Lennox with a right
cross that lands. Story goes high with a head kick that is blocked.
A second one opens up a jab that lands. Lennox cut over the right
eye. Both fighters gauging the timing, Story controlling the
center, Lennox with good avoidance. Heavy punches missing. Story
clinches up but it doesn't go anywhere. Story with a knee from the
Thai plum, Lennox drags him down, but Story right back up. They
separate and Lennox with a pair of kicks. Story with a body shot
and goes upstairs with a hook and head kick to close the round.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Story.

Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

Story vs.
Lennox.

Round 2
Story with a hard straight left to the face to start. Story shoots
for a takedown and gets him down. Story with ground and pound and
passes the guard. Lennox gets it back but Story holding firm in the
position. Story backs off and Lennox stands. Back to trading. Story
with a left, Lennox with a body kick. Story gets hit in the neck
with a right high kick but it's not full-force. Story with a
one-two on the bloody face of Lennox. Story cleanly outboxing him.
Story catches a kick and gets off a hook to the face. Story pours
it on in the final 10 seconds. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9
for Story.

Round 3
Lennox shoots a great double leg takedown for a turning slam to
shut down an aggressive Story. Story works for a kimura but Lennox
gets side mount. Lennox ties up one of Story's arms with his legs,
almost in a reverse crucifix position. Story stands with Lennox
across his back and jumps down, like a Samoan drop in pro
wrestling. Story now working from side mount. Story cranking an
Americana but loses it, and Lennox gets up. Story gets the takedown
and works somme punches on the ground, raining them down but
getting wrapped up in a triangle predicament. Lennox struggles to
close it off and Story passes. Both fighters stand and Lennox
coming with big overhand rights that miss. Lennox with two body
kicks as the exciting fight wraps. Sherdog.com scores the round
10-9 for Story.

Story takes the unanimous decision with scores of 30-27 (twice) and
29-28.

Jay Silva vs.
Chris
LebenRound 1
Silva with a jumping knee and Leven tries the takedown. Referee Dan
Miragliotta misses a ence grab by Silva, but Leben gets him to the
floor. Leben gets mount and goes Donkey Kong, turning Silva over.
Leben looking for the rear naked and throwing punches to the side
of the head. Leben with aggressive punches. Leben still working the
choke with a body triangle. Leben gets the choke around the jaw but
not low enough to tap him, and Leben relinquishes. Leben sticking
on Silva with the body triangle. Silva ties up Leben's arms and
comes, frees himself and comes up swinging wildly as the round
ends. 10-9 Leben.

Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

Leben vs.
Silva.

Round 2
Arena-wide "Leben!" chant the round begins. Silva controlling the
center and Leben looking to time an overhand shot. Big body knee by
Leben. Leben slips a punch and gets the takedown. Leben working
elbows from guard. Leben passes and mounts Silva. Silva rolls and
Lebens back to punches to the side of the head. Leben snatches the
neck again looking for the rear naked, but he doesn't have the
position. Leben content to drop punches from back mount for the
rest of the frame. 10-9 Leben.

Round 3
Silva comes on with heavy punches. Leben grabs a body lock and
works foot stomps that the crowd cheers loudly, exclaiming anew
with each stomp. Referee separates them. Leben answers a body kick
with left. Leben clinches up and pushes Silva to the fence. They
separate and Leben with overhand lefts to chase down Silva. Silva
pressing Leben on the fence, where Leben gets the plum clinch.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Leben sprawls, transitioning into
side control. Leben with elbows to the body from top control seals
the round decisively. 10-9 Leben.

Leben takes the unanimous decision with scores of 30-27 from all
three official judges.

Brad
Blackburn vs. Amir
SadollahRound 1
Sadollah jabs and Blackburn bounces a low kick off of his cup. The
fighters touch gloves. Sadollah kicks the body and legs from the
outside and Blackburn closes the distance to trade punches on the
inside. Both fighters connect in flurries. The fighters separate
and Sadollah lands some leather in the form of a right hook that
backs Blackburn up. Sadollah continues to work the jab and right
low kick. Sadollah pushes his opponent away with a teep kick before
finishing the exchange with a low kick to Blackburn’s left leg.
Blackburn returns fire with a jab of his own and a right hook that
misses. Sadollah lunges forward and is caught with a right-hook
counter. The fighters clinch and Blackburn presses his opponent
against the fencing. Sadollah connects with a straight left-hand
lead that buckles Blackburn’s legs. Sadollah lands a knee to the
chin and takes his prey to the canvas. Blackburn stands and is hit
by a front kick.

The fighters trade low kicks that land for each
man. Sadollah uses his teep kick to setup his hands, but Blackburn
is starting to defend it properly. Sadollah connects with a
right-hook lead. Following a brief clinch, Blackburn goes to work
with his jab and right hand. Blackburn closes the distance again
and leans against his opponent with no underhooks or desire to go
to the floor. Referee Mario Yamasaki senses that Blackburn is
resting so he restarts the fighters. Sadollah is hit with a short
left hook. He answers with a front kick to the midsection.
Blackburn clinches again and Sadollah rams a knee into his belly.
Blackburn applies a body lock and misses a right knee to the face.
Sadollah gets off the fence and gets the best of a punching
exchange.

Sadollah exits the pocket with a left kick to the liver. Sadollah
lands a snapping low kick to Blackburn’s lead leg. Sadollah misses
a head kick at the horn.

Round 3
Sadollah goes back to the body with a hard left kick. Sadollah
stumbles Blackburn with a right hand and a knee. Sadollah swoops in
and takes his foe to the floor, where he begins to work from guard.
Blackburn goes high with hips in search of offense from his back.
Sadollah has none of it. He passes guard and quickly moves to side
control. Sadollah loses position when he attempts to mount, and is
back in Blackburn’s closed guard. Sadollah crawls Blackburn to the
fencing, where he can trap his opponent. Sadollah then pulls him
away from the cage by his foot and lands a lunging right. The
former TUF champion engages Blackburn on the floor and locks up a
half-hearted brabo choke. Blackburn is not endangered. Sadollah
gives up the hold and begins to elbow the head from half guard.
Sadollah can’t seem to pass, so he knees the body and goes back to
work with elbows. Sadollah pours it on in the final seconds with
punches.

Amir Sadollah takes the unanimous decision: 30-27 on all three
official cards.

Aaron
Simpson vs. Tom
LawlorRound 1
Simpson jabs and eats a powerful punching flurry from Lawlor.
Simpson steps forward after clearing his head and lands a right
hand to the body. Lawlor is all over Simpson with punches from both
hands. Simpson is hurt as lefts and rights smack his face. Lawlor
works in an uppercut that snaps Simpson’s head back. And another.
Simpson looks for a desperation takedown and Lawlor has none of it.
Lawlor continues to absolutely level Simpson with power shots.
Simpson’s legs are wobbly, but he hangs in there. The pace slows
and Simpson recovers. He pounds on the lead leg of Lawlor with low
kicks. Lawlor is gassed following the torrent of blows thrown
through the opening minutes of the contest.

Simpson looks fresh to start round two. He lands a
right-hand lead and drops down to connect a straight left to the
body. Simpson closes the distance and works for a single-leg
takedown. He succeeds. From half guard, Simpson elbows the head
with his right arm. Lawlor turns his back and gets to his feet.
Simpson lands a jab. Lawlor charges forward and shakes Simpson’s
frame with a right-hook lead. Simpson recoveres and misses a
spinning-back fist. Lawlor presses his opponent into the cage and
Simpson pounds the body with punches. Lawlor counters a body shot
with a left hook that lands clean. Lawlor applies a standing
guillotine. Simpson escapes and works wrist control and knees to
the midsection. Simpson lands a right hand and gets a takedown.
Lawlor works for a guillotine as time expires.

Round 3
Lawlor roughs Simpson up with a right hand. Simpson lowers his head
and bounces his right foot off the body of Lawlor. Simpson
continues to get hit by the counter-punching Lawlor. Simpson, with
his back to the fence, gets a sneaky single-leg slam. Lawlor stands
and works for a double-leg takedown. He gets it, but can’t hold
Simpson down. Lawlor drops and rolls for a kimura. Simpson stays
calm and takes the top position. Simpson frees his arm and takes
the mount. Lawlor gives up his back and Simpson tries to secure
hooks. He gets one, but Lawlor defends before he can secure the
dominant position. Lawlor scrambles and Simpson ends up on his back
again. This time he sinks in both hooks. Lawlor escapes and
attempts a single. Simpson pulls his leg free and punishes his
challenger with dirty boxing. A punching exchange unfolds in the
final 10 seconds. Lawlor gets the best of it.

Efrain
Escudero vs. Evan
DunhamRound 1
Dunham shrugs off an Escudero single leg in the opening seconds.
And another. Escudero lands a kick to the body and rushes in to
clinch. Dunham, a southpaw, gets space and misses a left-hand lead.
Escudero lands a straight right and goes back to the clinch. Dunham
gets off the cage and is rocked by an uppercut. Escudero opens up
with his hands and he’s all over Dunham with powershots. A right
hand knocks Dunham to the floor. Escudero pounces and Dunham works
for an armbar. Escudero escapes and works for a guillotine. Dunham
gets free and stands to his feet. Both fighters attempt jumping
knees at the same exact moment. Dunham times the jump and pushes
Escudero to the floor.

Round 2
There’s an incidental clash of heads as the fighters open up to
exchange. Neither fighter is cut. Dunham lands a left straight.
Dunham connects with his opponent’s mouth on a left straight.
Escudero laughs it off. Now smiling, Escudero uses head movement to
evade a one-two from Dunham. Escudero gets sloppy and Dunham trips
him to the canvas. Dunham elbows the head from the top in half
guard. Left hands reign down on the face of Escudero. Dunham
transitions to the back of Escudero. He locks on a body triangle
and starts to work the head and body with punches. Dunham turns
Escudero over and flattens him out. Dunham in complete control as
time expires.

Round 3
Dunham shoots in for a single. Escudero pulls guard with a
guillotine. Escudero rolls him over and tightens the hold. Dunham
escapes and gets back to his feet, where he trips his opponent to
the floor. Dunham immediately goes to Escudero’s back and
trasnsitions to an armbar. He looks briefly for a triangle before
going back to work on the arm. Escudero is in major trouble.
Escudero’s arm is fully extended and Dunham is pushing it beyond
its limits. Escudero tries to fight through it, but the arm pops,
causing him to tap. The official time is 1:59 of the third.

Gray
Maynard vs. Nate
DiazRound 1
Diaz lands a left hand and Maynard is cut above his right eye. Diaz
is pawing a slow jab and Maynard is loading up to swing for the
fences. Diaz lands a right hand and a low kick. Diaz is frustrating
Maynard with a steady boxing game through the midway point of round
one. Diaz jabs with his right hand and misses a follow-up hook.
Maynard is on a record-breaking pace for missed haymakers. Diaz
lands a left to the body and taunts his opponent. Diaz holds the
left glove of Maynard and connects with a straight right. Sloppy
round.

Round 2
Maynard continues to load up on his right hand. Neither fighter
lands anything of significance until Maynard knocks an off-balanced
Diaz to the floor with a glancing knee to the chin. Maynard is
starting to score with his right hand as Diaz lowers his head to
strike. Diaz pieces together a one-two combo and connects with a
low kick to finish. Diaz starts to flail a bit and Maynard throws
him off and misses a wild right hand. Another sloppy round.

Round 3
Diaz misses five straight punches to start the round. Diaz glances
a right head kick off the side of Maynard’s head. Diaz lands a few
soft punches before catching Maynard with a left hook. Maynard, who
was off balanced, falls to the floor and then bounces back up. The
fighters taunt each other and the crowd lets them hear it. Diaz
lands a right hand and Maynard clips him with a counter right. The
crowd boos the sloppy, uninspiring performance from both men.
Maynard lands to the body and head in the final minute. The crowd
boos the fighters at the bell.